In many African and African American communities, skin health is closely tied to cultural identity and self-esteem. The visibility of keloids can lead to feelings of self-consciousness ...

Despite this prevalence, the exact cause of keloid formation is unknown. The multi-disciplinary research team hypothesized African American women with a history of keloids would reflect a ...

The lowest rates of keloid formation have been documented in albinos and the highest seen in dark skinned individuals, especially in the African-American population. Treatment for keloids includes ...

And those with African American, Asian, or Hispanic ethnicities are also more likely to develop keloids. Normally there are biological mechanisms in place to regulate the processes of repairing ...

Some types of scars, such as keloid scars, are more common in African Americans than in white people. Eczema also presents differently on black skin, with affected areas appearing brown ...

The lowest rates of keloid formation have been documented in albinos and the highest seen in dark skinned individuals, especially in the African-American population. Treatment for keloids includes ...

or African-American descent, are also more likely to develop keloids than other people. Keloids are considered to be a type of benign tumor. Though they can be bothersome, they do not turn into ...

Some people—and some ethnic groups, including African Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders—are genetically predisposed to developing keloids. In some cases, they can form after even the ...

The American Academy of Dermatology says persons of African, Asian or Hispanic descent are more prone to keloids. After a number of unsuccessful surgeries over the years, Perkins found a surgeon ...

"Genetics play a significant role in keloid formation. People with darker skin tones, particularly those of African, Asian, and Hispanic descent, are more prone to developing keloids. If a close ...

Unlike normal scar tissue that gets smaller over time, keloids tend to get progressively bigger. Although the genetics is not clearly understood, African Americans and other people of color are ...